I find it amusing that before the PS4 reveal we had topics here discussing the need for better gameplay, better stories, better immersion, better games as a whole.
The PS4 reveal happened and all of a sudden we have a million topics about whose balls are shinier (not those sort of balls, do not ban me on a whim). Doesn't it seem just a bit hypocritical that once the arms race has started again, everyone seems to not give a damn except for graphics?
Has anyone actually watched the Media Molecule presentation? Not really graphic heavy, but it presented a concept that could mean so very much in so many fields. Imagine that tool completely defined, perfected and set up for the market. Imagine animators working with it - like that silly little video of theirs -, imagine students integrating it alongside heavy duty CAD software. Imagine all sorts of posibilities that tool could open up once if it's ever out and doing the things they said it could do.
Infamous: Second Son had some good ideas in that short trailer, some very good story related ideas. Nobody cares. Nobody cares about a game where the idea presented is that the price of security may be the complete supression of any extraordinary individual.
How fun would a game like Burnout Paradise be when you pull off the most incredible stunts or crashes, upload them to your video feed and dare friends to do the same, or even one up you. A gimmick with potential. You could actually build a game around it, sort of like the Hitman custom missions, to create opportunities, share with friends and improve upon the ideas of others.
Imagine Home as a type of Who Dun It? mystery where each player may in turn be a killer or a police officer. Imagine online MMOs with a crime motif where players could investigate one another, determine guilt or innocence, share evidence or bribes...a bit creepy, but wouldn't that be something novel?
Lots of things to imagine and to digest.
But everyone seems to care about whether Crysis 3 on absurd details or Killzone Shadow Fall looks shinier.
I never got around to posting in the disappointments thread but if I were, I could only say that I was truly disappointed in the gaming comunity and what it has become.
So many things to imagine and to explore, so much potential for new and exciting things, and we're wasting time discussing which game looks better.
Just something to ponder about.
4:30 AM. I think my grammar slipped in a few places. I apologize for that.
Edit:
I realize this may be a bit aimless, so I'm adding this in here: do try and imagine new things that we could see in the future, or things you would like to see. We'll all get tired of being super soldiers eventually...
